Religious Minorities in Iran (Cambridge Middle East Studies)
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: May 22, 2000
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 249
ISBN-13: 9780521770736
Subjects: Political control & freedoms; Religious groups; Religious tolerance; Politics/International Relations; Sociology - General; Contemporary Politics - Middle East; Religion And Politics; Current Affairs; Sociology; Religious minorities; Iran; General; Political Science / General; Religious minorities--Iran; Political; Religion, Politics & State; Politics and government; Religion and state
First sentence: The scholarly literature on non-Muslim minorities is highly uneven, complex, and thinly researched.
Description: "Eliz Sanasarian's book explores the political and ideological relationship between non-Muslim religious minorities in Iran and the state during the formative years of the Islamic Republic to the present day. Her analysis is based on a detailed examination of the history and experiences of the Armenians, Assyrians, Chaldeans, Jews, Zoroastrians, Bahais and Iranian Christians, and describes how these communities have responded to state policies regarding minorities.

Many of her findings are derived from personal interviews with members of these communities as well as careful analysis of primary documents. While the book is essentially an empirical study, it also highlights more general questions associated with exclusion and marginalization and the role of the state in defining these boundaries."--BOOK JACKET.